Chapter Twenty-Nine: First Sight on the Street

The old woman's words were so terrifying that everyone looked at each other for a while.

"Of the eighteen layers of hell, there is one layer of oil pot hell." A bystander hesitated.

In order to educate the people, the chief of the village and the rich squires paid for the construction of a temple in the western suburbs of Ruan County, with 18 sculptures in it, specifically describing the scene of the hell of Abi, and the patriarchs of various ethnic groups led the villagers to see it. Therefore, as soon as the old woman's words came out, everyone thought about the hideous ghosts and hot oil pots described in the sculpture, and everyone couldn't help but feel fear in their hearts.

"How can there be such a person! You are not related to me, but you want to suffer for me? I...... I don't believe it! ”

"I don't believe it when I call me nonsense, but this master entered this oil pot with my own eyes!" The man's eyes widened, "This oil was poured in from their oil drum!" I watched as the oil slowly rolled up, crackling and bubbling, oh mystery! ”

"I'm afraid this master isn't a monster, right? This fire is burning so strongly, and the oil is so hot, it has been burning for so long, it should be ...... It's time to cook, right? Some people tried to come forward to take a closer look, but when he said this, everyone stepped back in unison.

The old woman smiled mysteriously: "We, Master Mingde, are high-ranking monks and have cultivated to be strong. Otherwise, if we go in, there will be no bones left! Miserable! ”

"I read the Buddhist scriptures before, and I also saw the Buddha feeding tigers and eagles with his body, I was still young at the time, and I only thought it was incredible, but now I think about it, it is my delusion." The young lady wearing the hat saluted Mingde with his palms together, "It is really a sin for the little woman to be presumptuous and almost disturb the master." ”

The maids beside her also saluted, and praised repeatedly: "Miss, this Buddhist monk is really different from ordinary people." ”

The master and servant are well-dressed and have a noble temperament, and anyone with a discerning eye can see that they are young ladies from a wealthy family.

Since this well-informed lady said so, it can be seen that although this Mingde master's behavior is shocking, it is not a trick.

The old woman shook her head and sighed: "Hey, the master has suffered for us, and he does not hesitate to compromise his cultivation, my wife really admires it in her heart, but she pity my poor family, and she can't even donate a few copper plates of sesame oil money, so she can only take care of it from the side." ”

"The master is really a living Buddha! For the sake of our loss and cultivation, this is amazing, can't I, Xu San, even afford the money for sesame oil? ”

"Master Gaoyi! This sacrifice is worth repairing the temple Mingde! Well, I'm going to donate some too! ”

The emotions of the crowd were ignited, and they took out their money bags one after another, and they wanted to raise donations on the spot.

The old woman also brought out a little novice, who timidly held the bowl and introduced it in a soft voice, saying that if you have good intentions, you can donate sesame oil money, which is not for the master's own use, but should be enshrined in front of the Jizo Bodhisattva seat as a proof that you have atoned for your sins.

"Hey, this is a good way, take my own things and dedicate them to the hell bodhisattva, let him remember that Master Mingde has already helped me get out of the oil pot, and I will avoid the confusion of the Bodhisattva in that region, right? It's a clever idea! Someone turned around abruptly and said to Su Zhiyu happily.

"Huh?" Before Su Zhiyu could react, he saw that the other party had happily untied the money bag, took out a whole silver bun, and put it in the bowl of the little novice.

"Thank you, donor." The little Shami leaned over with his palms folded and walked to the next one.

"Kite Song." Miss Hood's voice was soft, and the maid beside her immediately took out the bulging money bag, and did not sort it from it, but threw it into it in a whole way.

Then he saw that the little novice's hand holding the bowl was heavy.

Wow, that's a lot of money!

"This young lady is really a bodhisattva!" The woman followed behind the novice, her eyes fixed on the satin money bag, and thanked the lady in the hood, "You are merciful, and the Bodhisattva has seen it, and he is very merciful." I shouldn't have said that, but I saw that Miss was sincere, and it was really rare. ”

As she spoke, she forcibly pulled Miss Hood's wrist and lowered her voice: "Our Master Mingde is as wise as a torch and can see through the past and afterlife of people, Miss, why don't you let the master look at each other for a while?" ”

The young lady wanted to avoid her hand, but when she heard the old woman explain this, she stood with her head hanging on the spot, obviously a little moved.

When the old woman saw the shape of the young lady, she knew that this was a play, so she opened her mouth and wanted to continue to woo her, but Su Zhiyu, who was standing beside them, couldn't listen to it anymore.

"This old man, our Ruan County people are simple, and this young lady is also very compassionate, but if you do this, it is quite uncompassionate." Su Zhiyu closed the folding fan in his hand, walked up to the old woman, and the young man looked like he was smiling, "There is a god three feet above your head, what have you done, the Bodhisattva in your family, you can also see it clearly!" ”

"I don't understand what you're talking about." The old lady withdrew her hands and stood on both sides, like an old hen who wanted to protect her cubs.

"I said you were being cheated!" Su Zhiyu was too lazy to talk nonsense, "There are countless monks throughout the ages, there are many people who have founded sects, and the cultivation methods of each sect are also different, I would like to ask Tiantai Sect, Faxiang Sect, Huayan Sect, Pure Land Sect, Zen Sect, just these five major sects that are well known to all beings, which sect does this Master Mingde belong to, and which sect does Master Mingde belong to?" ”

"Auntie, can you tell?"

Su Zhiyu smiled, walked in front of the smoke in three or two steps, and didn't say a word, looking at the enlightened monk who seemed to be meditating with his eyes closed.

Su Zhiyu's gaze was too sharp, and the senior monk tried his best to maintain the appearance, but in front of everyone's eyes, his eyelids twitched twice.

And Su Zhiyu's voice was faint: "Master, can you answer it yourself?" ”

After speaking, he stretched out his white and slender hands and showed them to the onlookers: "Look, I see, this is my left hand, and my right hand is a raw peanut." ”

The crowd was still confused, and they saw the young man skillfully throwing the peanut into the pot. The peanut floated and sank twice, and soon there was no bottom, and the oil and water in the pot were boiling, and from time to time oil stars splashed and crackled.

But everyone waited and waited, but they still didn't see the fried peanuts come up.

"What does that mean?" Everyone, look at me, I look at you, no one can answer.

And the young lady wearing the hat took a step forward, holding the lower edge of the hat with both hands, as if she was going to lift the hat in the next second, so that she could see more clearly.

"Hey, this fire isn't strong enough." Su Zhiyu sighed, and everyone's eyes went to see the fire, and saw that the bottom of the pot was burned red by the fire.

"What are you going to do, little brother!" The eldest lady wanted to step forward, but was stopped by Su Li reaching out.

Su Zhiyu turned around and smiled at her, stretched out two fingers, and inserted them directly into the oil pot, and in the exclamation of everyone, the young man quickly pulled his fingers back.

I saw that he was holding the peanut between his fingers, and rubbed it a few times, exposing the plump and white body of the peanut.

"Huh, it's not fried?!" "This, this color is still raw."

"Who's going to give it a try? This peanut is indeed raw," Su Zhiyu sent it to his nose and sniffed, "It's okay, it's okay, it's not polluted by this fake monk, and it doesn't smell like human flesh." ”

"Well, this oil is good, high-quality rapeseed oil, but it can't be used, mixed with wild monks and vinegar."

Seeing Su Zhiyu's behavior, some of the smart ones had already guessed something, and a few of them were even bold, and they also leaned over and reached out to touch the oil pot: "Huh! The oil is boiling, but it's not hot at all! ”

"Hmm, why is there still a faint sour smell?"

Okay, it's time for Dr. Su to answer your questions.

Su Zhiyu didn't sell it, and explained in detail: "This is actually a simple trick, using the principle that different liquids have different boiling points. In addition to the oil, there is also vinegar and alum in this oil pot, the vinegar is below and the oil is on the top, although there is a boiling phenomenon, but in fact, the temperature of the liquid in the pot is not high. ”

"The kind of juggling of the oil pot with bare hands that we have seen before is the same principle."

"You liar! He actually ran to our Ruan County to cheat money! Arrest them and send them to the yamen! Someone raised his arms and shouted, and the other strong men followed closely, and twisted the woman and the monk together, to see the official.

Everyone saw that Xiao Shami was young, with thin arms and legs, and thought that he was coerced by the two, so they simply counted him down a few words. The little novice looked at the bowl that had become empty again, and he didn't say a word, but consciously followed behind the woman and the monk, and walked away.

"Su Li, could the child have been abducted?" Su Zhiyu was a little worried.

"Don't worry about this minister," the female voice said softly, "and when they send people to the government, I will ...... The county will inevitably be severely interrogated, and if the child is really abducted, he will also be sent back to his hometown. ”

It was the woman in the hat who spoke, and she also blessed Su Zhiyu, and it was everyone's beautiful style.

"That's good." Su Zhiyu nodded reassuringly. And Su Li snorted coldly behind him: Just that Lin Ruofan, strict interrogation? A confused official, but don't have any confused cases!

"By the way, this young lady, I almost forgot to say it." Su Zhiyu explained to the woman in the hood, "Miss is smart and knowledgeable, but this person is unpredictable, and when he goes out, he has a way to hide his wealth and not expose it." ”

"Miss has a good heart, and she needs to be cautious in the future."

The hand of the woman in the hat really impressed Su Zhiyu, and she gave away a whole bag of silver money as soon as she made a move, how much "money is something outside the body, I was born in a wealthy family, and I never knew the suffering of the world"!

He is so envious, he also wants to be so ignorant of the suffering of the world!

No, he has to go, otherwise he can't bear his hatred of the rich.

Su Zhiyu took Su Li, said goodbye to the woman in the hat briefly, lifted her feet and left, and disappeared at the end of the alley after a short time.

When they left, a carriage came from the street. The servants led the horses, and the carriage was followed by a group of guards with knives, all dressed as officials.

"Miss," the maid reminded, "shall we go home?" ”

The woman in the hood nodded slightly, was supported by the maid, stepped on the low stool, and entered the carriage. As soon as she sat down, a grandmother stepped forward and carefully removed the light gauze hat, revealing a beautiful girl with bright eyes and bright teeth.

"Miss is really a flower and a moon!" Mama praised again and again.

The maid also laughed: "Not really! Our young lady, among the nobles in the capital, her appearance is also first-class! It's a pity that the old man was transferred, and the young lady can only come to this small county in the mountains and fields, where are these lower riba people worthy of seeing our young lady's true face! ”

Lin Minlai didn't answer herself, she was still thinking about the young man.

It turns out that in this small rural county, is there also such a dragon and phoenix among people?